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COVID vaccine and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Oct 5, 2023 | Replies (48)Comment receiving replies
I have one more question, if you have had GBS will that virus always be in your system for the rest of your life?
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Yes. Just like shingles. According to the history of Gillian Barre(French Dr. who discovered this syndrome.), it was back in the 1970's when the influenza shot was introduced to society. Cases started to appear more often. While it wasn't in anyway a pandemic of Gillian Barre, there also wasn't a cure for it. Today there are more advanced treatments that have the capability to get most patients back on their feet.
Two and a half months ago, I was rushed to Tucson Medical Center Emergency room. Not only was I numbed from the waist down and spreading quickly, I had pneumonia and I didn't know. Also, my potassium level was dangerously low. Heart attack low. I had been to another Emergency room 18 hours earlier and they kicked me out stating I was fine. Twice in one month. And, the prior month. When I couldn't walk at all, I was referred to TMC who didn't turn me away. Well, my whole body shut down and I was put on life support. I wasn't suppose to live. No lie. I am the very definition of a miracle. Very blessed to have another opportunity to help others.
The doctors ordered five plasma treatments. It was a very painful recovery. Having had multiple lower back operations, and many other joint operations, this was just one more challenge.
Within FIVE weeks I was released and I was walking. Two days later did not need the walker! The neurological pain hasn't disappeared, yet! Before the GBS, Fibromyalgia and the nerve pain already existed.
A strong positive attitude can really make a huge difference. The kind of treatment you receive from your hospital, and acute physical therapy, and a healthy diet. God really saved me by surrounding me with the most compassionate, intelligent, and understanding doctors and nurses, I have ever had the pleasure to know and experience. Compassion is hard to come by these days. However, go to Tucson Medical Center for your Gillian Barre, and you will see!
Don't get bogged down with worrying about getting it again. Think about how you kicked some or all of it in the ass before, and think about what could be done better!
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GBS itself isn’t a virus but often follows infection with a virus or bacteria. So this doesn’t become a latent virus in the body. However some side effects from having the Guillian-Barre Syndrome can have a lasting impact.